Here’s The Ultimate City Bike
With our cities becoming more congested, and climate change as a major global problem, more and more people are opting for bikes as their main mode of transportation. Bikes are…
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How Do You Measure The Value Of A Historic Site?
Debates over historic preservation often run into a problem: There’s plenty of data to support economic arguments, and much less to address questions of cultural value. A research team in…
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How Trees Could Save The Climate
Around 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation, which could ultimately capture two thirds of human-made carbon emissions. The Crowther Lab of ETH Zurich has published…
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7 Small Steps You Can Do To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Climate change requires drastic steps and complex solutions to be fully controlled. However, you don’t have to do all these overnight. Here are small steps you can do to help…
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Singapore Smart Nation’s Digital Government Blueprint
Digitalisation is a key pillar of the Government’s public service transformation efforts. The Digital Government Blueprint (DGB) is a statement of the Government’s ambition to better leverage data and harness…
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Inching Towards Abundant Water: New Progress In Desalination Tech
In early 2018, Cape Town, South Africa came dangerously close to being the world’s first major city to run out of water. People lined up for blocks to collect spring…
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Urban Greening Can Save Species, Cool Warming Cities, And Make Us Happy
The current climate and ecological crisis demands a radical redesign of how we live and organise our societies. Yet these urgent changes, though complex, are far from impossible. Some of…
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US-China Trade War: Impact On Tech Companies
The ongoing US-China trade war is turning out to be really ugly for tech companies. No matter how big or relevant the company is in tech-industry, the trade war offers…
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The Top 20 Busiest Ports On The Planet
An estimated 90% of world trade is facilitated by maritime shipping, and as trade volumes continue to increase, the world’s busiest ports continue to grow larger and more efficient to…
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Traffic Congestion Reconsidered: Lessons From Singapore & Other Cities
Despite efforts to encourage a shift to sustainable transportation, traffic congestion is often the focus of debates over mobility. Global demand for automobiles rose significantly in the 1990s, with annual…
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